Congregation Beth Ohr 70 Route 516 Old Bridge New Jersey Registration at 12:30 PM First Class starts at 1:00 PM

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1 Vol. 62 Issue 4 April 2018 Nisan/Iyar congregationbethohr@gmail.com Synagogue Office: Congregation Beth Ohr of Old Bridge Cordially Invites the Community To Torathon 5778 Sunday April 22, 2018 Congregation Beth Ohr 70 Route 516 Old Bridge New Jersey Registration at 12:30 PM First Class starts at 1:00 PM Area Rabbis will teach classes covering diverse elements of the Jewish experience. The afternoon will consist of four 50-minute sessions, with refreshment breaks between sessions. Attendees will choose which sessions to attend. With a generous sponsorship from: Admission is $5.00 and canned food for the Old Bridge Food Bank For Information call: Cong. Beth Ohr or Linda Benish at (see page 5 for list of Rabbis and classes) 1

2 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES All Friday evening services begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated, Saturday morning Shabbat services begin at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning minyan begins at 9:00 a.m. UPCOMING EVENTS Sun. Apr. 1 Second Day Passover Service 9:30AM Tues. Apr. 3 Coffee Talk & Torah 2 at Federation In South River 2:30PM Fri. Apr. 6 Seventh Day Passover Service 9:30AM Friday Evening Service 7:30PM Sat. Apr. 7 Shabbat/Last Day Passover Service & Yizkor 9:30AM Sun. Apr. 8 Sunday Morning Service 9:00AM Followed by Men s Club Breakfast Tues. Apr. 10 Rabbi s Book Discussion 11:00AM Wise Aging Class 7:30PM Thurs. Apr. 12 Talmud Class 9:30AM Hebrew Class 10:30AM Basic Judaism Class 11:15AM Yom Hashoah Program 7:30PM Fri. Apr. 13 Friday Evening Service 7:30PM Sat. Apr. 14 Shabbat/Simcha Morning Service 9:30AM Sun. Apr. 15 Sunday Morning Service 9:00AM Followed by Men s Club Breakfast Tues. Apr. 17 Talmud Class 7:30PM Wed. Apr. 18 Sisterhood Board Meeting 7:30PM Thur. Apr. 19 Talmud Class 9:30AM Hebrew Class 10:30AM Fri. Apr. 20 Friday Evening Service 7:30PM Sat. Apr. 21 Shabbat Morning Sisterhood Shabbat Service 9:30AM Sun. Apr. 22 Sunday Morning Service 9:00AM Followed by Men s Club Breakfast Torathon Registration 12:30PM Torathon Begins 1:00PM Tues. Apr. 24 Book Discussion Group 11:00 AM Wise Aging Group 7:30PM Thurs. Apr. 26 Talmud Class 9:30AM Hebrew Class 10:30AM Basic Judaism Class 11:15AM Temple Exec. Board 7:15PM Temple Board of Directors 8:00PM Fri. Apr. 27 Friday Evening Service 7:30PM Sat. Apr. 28 Shabbat Morning Service 9:30AM Sun. Apr. 29 Sunday Morning Service 9:00AM Followed by Men s Club Breakfast Torah Fund Benefactors Luncheon 12:00PM 2

3 From the Rabbi s Desk March 16, 2018 Friday Evening - The Call to Belong Our sages believed firmly that the Torah was a divine proclamation directly from the mouth of the Almighty. Therefore every single word in the Torah mattered. Nothing was extraneous or unnecessary. Each and every word counted. However as we begin this week s Torah portion we see a rather awkward introduction with its opening word, Vayikra. If we look carefully at the verse we will notice that its construction is really quite odd. Literally translated, the first verse of the Torah reads: He called to Moses and God spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying The first phrase seems to be redundant. If we are told that God spoke to Moses, why say in addition to that, He called? The answer is that God s call to Moses was something prior to and different from what God went on to say. The latter were the details; however the former was the summons, the mission not unlike God s first call to Moses at the burning bush where He invited him to undertake the task that would define his life: leading the people out of exile and slavery to freedom in the Promised Land. Why this second call? Probably because the book of Vayikra has, on the face of it, nothing to do with Moses. The original name given to it by our sages was Torat Cohanim, the Law of the Priests. Strikingly, we know that Moses was not a priest. That role belonged to his brother Aaron. So it was as if God were saying to Moses: this too is part of your vocation. You are not a priest but you are the vehicle through which I reveal all My laws, including those of the priests. You cannot set this aspect aside because it is part of your vocation. We tend to take the concept of a vocation the word itself comes from the Latin for a call for granted as if every culture has such an idea. However, it is not so. The great German sociologist Max Weber pointed out that the idea of vocation, so central to the social ethic of Western culture, is essentially a religious conception, that of a task set by God. And if we look to our tradition we will see that this notion was born in the Hebrew Bible. As one contemporary rabbi explains, Elsewhere there was little communication between the gods and human beings. The idea that God might invite human beings to become His partners and emissaries was revolutionary. Yet that is what Judaism is about. Jewish history began with God s call to Abraham to leave his land and family. God called to Moses and the prophets. There is a particularly vivid account in Isaiah s mystical vision in which he saw God enthroned and surrounded by singing angels: Then I heard the Voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, Here am I. Send me! (Isaiah 6:8) And the most touching account is the story of the young Samuel, dedicated by his mother Hannah to serve God in the sanctuary at Shiloh where he acted as an assistant to Eli the priest. In bed at night he heard a voice calling his name. He assumed it was Eli. He ran to see what he wanted but Eli told him he had not called. This happened a second time and then a third, and by then Eli realized that it was God calling the child. He told Samuel that the next (continued on page 19) 3

4 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE On June 10 th we will be having our Gala Brunch honoring Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry. This is our major fund raiser for the year. It is critical that you support it by soliciting ads from local businesses, purchasing your own ad and by planning to attend. Ad forms are available in the Synagogue office. Remember you can attend the Brunch for free if you sell ads, $250 for an individual or $500 for a couple. The Board has approved the budget for next year and this will be presented to the Congregation in an upcoming general membership meeting. At that meeting the congregation will also be asked to vote for the slate of officers which is at this time a work in progress. If you are interested in a position on the Board, please contact me. ALLEN SKUPP 4

5 TORATHON TIME SUNDAY, APRIL 22 12:30 P.M. Torathon is coming!!! We have 13 distinguished Rabbis from all over the community. Look at our list of Rabbis: Dov Goldberg, Cong. B nai Israel of Rumson Ira Grussgott, Freehold Jewish Center Bryan Kinzbrunner, Wilf Campus Home for the Aged Marc Kline, Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls Nathan Langer Benjamin Levy, Etz Chaim, Monroe Township Jewish Center Sara Metz, Cong. Beth Mordecai Perth Amboy Joel Mishkin, of course! Robert Pilavin, Sons of Israel, Manalapan Jeffrey Pivo, East Brunswick Jewish Center Eric Wisnia, West Windsor Robert Wolkoff, Cong. B nai Tikvah, North Brunswick Eliezer Zaklikovsky, Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe Just a few of the topics they will be presenting: Who is a Jew? Prayers don t change things. Prayers change people, and people change things. Good = God The Sacred Act of Tying Your Shoes: Four Approaches to Jewish Spirituality. A New Way of Looking at the Sh ma Cost - $5 and canned food for the Old Bridge Food Bank. With a generous sponsorship from: 5

6 CONGREGATION BETH OHR GALA BRUNCH COMMITTEE Dear Fellow Congregant, Our major fund raiser will be a Gala Brunch honoring Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry. It will be held Sunday June 10, 2018 from 11:00 to 2:30 at the Synagogue. We need everyone s participation to be successful. This includes your attendance at the Gala Brunch, and your selling ads to local businesses who can show their support of Beth Ohr, the Mayor and Old Bridge community. An ad form is on the following page. Please make copies and bring to the businesses and professionals you patronize and ask for their show of support. As we did for previous Journal Galas, Congregants that sell $ in ads can attend the Gala Brunch for no charge. A couple can attend by obtaining $ in ads. This way we all win you can attend for free, the Congregation receives needed contributions, and the advertiser shows their support of Beth Ohr and the Mayor. Please copy the ad form and start selling the ads. If you need help, do not hesitate to call me for assistance and suggestions. We have a big and active committee anxious to assist you should you need help. Thank you for your support. Chairman Tel emcpa1@aol.com P.S. We will have an Alumni page for listings and messages from those that have been Bar or Bat Mitzvah ed here and attended Hebrew School at Beth Ohr. Please reach out to Alumni you know and ask them to show their support of the Synagogue. Each listing is $

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8 We honor the memories of our loved ones whose Yahrzeits are observed during the months of February, March and April. We acknowledge the following for their contributions to the Yahrzeit Memorial Fund: DONATED BY: Belmont & Herrmann Families Andrea & Mark Chassen Lana Cohen Paula Eisen Richard Gold Linda Garfinkel Ilene & Barry Gray Barbara Heisler The Honigs Sylvia Kagan Glenda Levenstein Ed & Ronnie Mendlowitz Seymour Nussenbaum Stanley M. Perlman Sarah & David Raymond Melody & Myles Schwartz Joyce Silberstein Schwartzer/Berkley Family Simon Family Marjorie & Stuart Simon Linda & Allen Skupp Len & Irene Ullmann Steve & Sara Ullman Paula Yourman & Family Phyllis & Mel Ward Sandra Wexlin IN LOVING MEMORY OF Nathanial Greenspan Howard Chassen Harry Davidowitz Esther Narol Debbie Gold Jack Fass, Rose Fass, Joseph Rosenfeld Alexander Linz & Eleanor Gray Ben Heisler Abraham Honig Abraham Kagan Aaron Levenstein Ellen Mendlowitz & Emma Weisgold Anna Nussenbaum, Rose Kushner Brianne J. Perlman Dorothy R. Simon Harriet Glassman Charlie Frank Silberstein Bernard Berkley Dalia Goldhecht Mollie Borenstein Anne Skupp Leo Ullmann & Elaine Jarvis Arthur Ullman Helen Yourman Sol Yourman Violet Davidowitz Ida Zimmerman 8

9 April Yahrzeits The actual date that the Yahrzeit is observed is to the right of the name. It is customary to light a memorial candle on the eve of this date and to give tzedakah in memory of the Yahrzeit. One should recite the Mourner s Kaddish at services the evening before as well as the day of the Yahrzeit. Please call Phyllis in the Synagogue office at , if you need information about the schedule of worship. The name of your departed will be read at the Friday evening and Shabbat morning services, the week before the Yahrzeit date which are represented by the dates in the columns which are in bold print. April 6/7 Rudolph Carl Kaiser 4/7 Jaclyn Brianne Perlman 4/7 Morris Kuritsky 4/8 Ruth Rothlin 4/8 Morris Hyman 4/9 Ralph Krause 4/9 Alice Lanzoff 4/9 Toby Maness 4/9 Rae Perzley 4/9 Anna Polansky 4/9 Ceil Rosenthal 4/9 Lena Weiss 4/9 Yetta Chekofsky 4/10 Violet Davidowitz 4/10 Michael Ebenstein 4/10 Eve Schnitzer 4/10 Joshua Weissman 4/10 Yette Ribet 4/11 David Rosenberg 4/11 Stanley Silverstein 4/11 Rhoda Tash 4/11 Seymour Weinman 4/11 Gizela Brody 4/12 Mollie Rothberg 4/12 Aaron Kanter 4/12 April 13/14 Morris Brown 4/14 Jules Linder 4/14 Marta Adler 4/15 Barry Geller 4/15 Sophie Perlin 4/15 Jacob Podol 4/15 Belle Shumer 4/15 Anne Skupp 4/15 Dalia Goldhecht 4/16 Joseph Maness 4/17 Anna Goldberg 4/18 Morris Silverstein 4/18 Norman Sweig 4/18 Arthur Ullman 4/18 Lilly Gelb Weisz 4/18 Joseph Jacob Wilpon 4/18 Iris Wolfe 4/18 Marcia Erlish 4/19 Harriet Glassman 4/19 Barbara Kleiman 4/19 Stuart Polovsky 4/19 Kurt Schiller 4/19 Harold Karpel 4/20 Mary Schechtman 4/20 Monroe Schnitzer 4/20 April 20/21 Isaac Bemaman 4/21 Benjamin Heisler 4/21 Maria Kushnir 4/21 Aaron Levenstein 4/21 Gertrude Margolin 4/22 Louis Platman 4/22 Sol Yourman 4/22 Thelma Rothstein 4/23 Helen Yourman 4/23 Arebell Gordon 4/24 Pauline Salstein 4/24 Abraham Schneider 4/24 Susan Slobodien 4/24 Benjamin Chancy 4/25 Louis Rothlin 4/25 Frank Hecht 4/26 Harry Meislick 4/26 Anna Rosenthal-Charoff 4/26 Samuel Smith 4/26 Doris Springer 4/26 Julius Kaplan 4/27 Carolyn Lanzoff 4/27 Lee Myra Schuman 4/27 April 27/28 Louis Aroyo 4/28 Sylvia Karpel 4/28 Sidney Kranz 4/28 Ida Samuel 4/30 Eva Mann 5/1 Irving Shapiro 5/1 Helen Gertler 5/2 Leonard Rosenthal 5/2 Eleanor Solomon 5/2 Dora Merein 5/3 George Nikop 5/3 Henry Tuteur 5/3 Mollie Nagler 5/4 Louis Polansky 5/4 Gertrude Satmary 5/4 Dorothy Simon 5/4 9

10 APRIL: PASSOVER BREAK A Happy and Healthy Passover to all. DAYTIMERS NEWS MAY: COMING ATTRACTIONS (3 BIGGIES) SATURDAY, MAY 12: DAYTIMERS SHABBAT SERVICE- 9:30 AM LUNCH AND LEARN 12:00 NOON The Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Mishkin will be sponsored by the Daytimers. All are welcome. THURSDAY, MAY 17: THE NERD The Daytimers will attend the 2:00 PM matinee performance of The Nerd at the George Street Playhouse (interim home at College Farm Road). The Nerd is a rollicking farce by Larry Shue, the author of the award-winning comedy The Foreigner. Willum s birthday party gets a jolt of hilarious excitement when Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-soldier who saved Willum s life, stops by for a visit. When he realizes that Rick is socially inept and will overstay his welcome with a vengeance, Willum must put together an outrageous plan to rid himself of this wacky GI who came to dinner. Daytimers group price is $ A very few tickets are still available. First paid/first served. Please call Ira ( ) or Linda ( ) to RSVP. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23: A BIS L THIS & A BIS L THAT! Join the Daytimers at Congregation Beth Chaim (329 Village Rd. East, Princeton Junction, NJ) at 10:30 AM for A Bis l This & A Bis l That! featuring Naomi Miller. From the shtetls of Eastern Europe, to the fun of Second Avenue s Yiddish theatre, to the glitter of the Broadway musical, get ready for an entertaining and amazing performance with Naomi Miller. Naomi will sing some klezmer. She ll sing cabaret. She ll sing some jazz. She ll sing Broadway tunes. She ll sing Israeli songs. Naomi will sing A Bis l This & A Bis l That! The cost for the Daytimers is $5.00 per person (group rate). All proceeds will benefit the Yvette Sarah Clayman Food Pantry. The program will be followed by lunch (optional). For details and to RSVP, please call Linda ( =8182) or Ira ( ). 10

11 BETH OHR NEWS A special thank you once again to Lisa Clark for arranging our annual Shalach Manot project. Also, to all our congregants who so generously participated to make this a success. Both the Food Bank and our Congregation benefit from the efforts put forth. Once again, I have renewed the annual subscription for Moment magazine in Stu s memory for the members of our Beth Ohr family. I hope you find it interesting and thoughtprovoking and that when you receive the magazine, you remember Stu s smiling face. Thanks, Terrie Thank you to Sylvia Kagan for sponsoring the Kiddush Lunch on Saturday, March 17th, in memory of the 20th anniversary of her beloved husband Abraham s yahrzeit and her brother Gershon Moldovan s Yahrzeit. Thank you to Ira and Lee Donnenfeld for your administrative help in the office and always being willing to lend a helping hand. Happy Birthday to Alice Honig who shared her special birthday with us with a cake. Thank you all for the Shalach Manot sent to Harry and me on Purim.. Phyllis Greenberg. Thank you to Ed and Ronnie Mendlowitz for co-sponsoring the Shabbat Kiddush in honor of Ed chanting his Bar Mitzvah Haftorah on Saturday, March 24. Thank you to Chuck Rogol on co-sponsoring the kiddush on March 24 in memory of his wife, Heidi s Yahrzeit. Ronnie and Ed Mendlowitz would like to thank all the people that came to Shul on Shabbat Hagadol when Ed repeated his Bar Mitzvah Haftorah. Wilma and Allen Appel thank the Congregation for their condolence cards and visits following the death of Wilma s brother. The obvious caring and concern from so many of our friends helped us through a difficult period. 11

12 Hello Everyone, Congregation Beth Ohr has partnered with Community Recycling and their Shoe- Box Recycling program. Together we are on a mission to help promote the importance of shoe recycling while raising funds to help further our efforts. ShoeBox Recycling is easy, engaging and rewarding for everyone involved. Participating is simple. We are collecting gently used shoes for reuse, meaning all the shoes we recycle as a group are destined for another home. From South America and Africa to areas right here in the United States, our ShoeBox Recycling efforts will go to help people and communities in over 50 countries. And what s even better is the many ways that our community benefits as well. Not only will your recycled shoes help Congregation Beth Ohr raise funds, it will also help keep usable shoes out of our local landfills. ShoeBox Recycling also gives us a chance to connect with the people and places that receive our recycled shoes. By writing a SoleMate Note to include with your shoes, you can let their new owner know about where they came from, what they were used for, or even any special memories attached to them. In return, they can write back to us and we can make a SoleMate connection. So start cleaning out your closets and start looking under your bed for gently used shoes. Every pair you recycle means extra funds for us, less landfill waste and the potential to connect us to a SoleMate! For more information contact Allan Benish at abenish@aol.com and check out Community Recycling online at You can drop off your shoes at the synagogue and place them in the box labeled SHOES in the lobby during regular office hour of 9:00AM to 3:00PM. Please see next page for What Is and What Is Not allowed 12

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14 For your convenience, we have included this YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL PLAQUE FORM. If you would like to order a plaque, please fill out and return this form with a check in the amount of $300 to the Synagogue office. If you have any questions about Hebrew names and/or dates, please call Phyllis at the office at (Print Name in Hebrew Here) (Print Name in English Here) (Date in English) (Date in Hebrew) PLEDGE I hereby authorize you to supply and maintain permanently on your Memorial Tablet, a name plate in memory of NAME IN FULL for which I agree to pay $ It is mutually agreed that each year, on the Yahrzeit of the departed, and on other appropriate occasions in accordance with Jewish custom a Memorial Prayer will also be said. Signed by Date Tree of Life to honor or memorialize a loved one Leaf - $

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16 CONGREGATION BETH OHR PASSOVER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES 5778/2018 Saturday March 24 Shabbat Hagadol Service 9:30AM Thursday, March 29 B dikat Hametz Conducted at home after (The search for leaven) nightfall - Friday, March 30 Fast of the First-Born 7:30AM (Siyyum Bekhor) Erev Pesach First Seder Candle lighting 7:02PM NO SERVICE AT SYNAGOGUE Saturday, March 31 - Sunday, April 1 1st Day of Passover SERVICE Second Seder Candle lighting 2nd Day of Passover Service 9:30 AM. 8:02PM 9:30AM Thursday, April 5, Friday, April 6 Erev 7th Day of Passover 7:08PM Candle Lighting 7th Day Passover Candle Lighting Seventh Day Passover Morning Services Friday Evening Services 7:09PM 9:30AM 7:30PM Saturday, April 7th 8th Day of Passover Service Yizkor 9:30AM You may consume Hametz at 810 p.m. on Saturday, April 7th. CHAG SAMEACH 16

17 COFFEE TALK AND TORAH PART 2 Discussing families in the Books of Genesis and Exodus Tuesday, 2:30-3:30PM April 3 Where: The Jewish Federation, 230 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River, NJ Presented by Congregation Beth Ohr Join Rabbi Joel Mishkin for a series of discussions about families in the books of Genesis and Exodus. Enjoy Congregation Beth Ohr s growing education program with these FREE gatherings. Explore topics such as the never-ending saga of sibling rivalries, pressures between parents and children of all ages, the challenge of being Miriam in an alpha-male family, and others. Grab a cup of coffee and come to one or come to all! Contact: Lisa Adler lisaa@jewishheartnj.org Supported by the Jewish Federation s Women s Philanthropy 17

18 CONGREGATION BETH OHR MEMORIAL FUNDS The following is a listing of the Memorial Funds that you may make tax-deductible contributions to: David Benish Memorial Fund Stephen Edwards Memorial Youth Fund Elaine Leibowitz Memorial Fund Beautification Fund Herman & Frieda Lipp Memorial Fund Mindy Nightingale Memorial Fund Stuart Polovsky Memorial Fund Herb Reinstein Memorial Fund Heidi Rogol Memorial Fund ***When donating to these funds, please make your checks out to CONGREGATION BETH OHR and write in the fund in the memo portion of the check. Thank you to the following donors who made donations to the Funds during the month of March David Benish Memorial Fund Allen & Linda Benish Heidi Rogol Memorial Fund Roberta and Lawrence Fachler Chuck Rogol 18

19 The Rabbi s Desk (continued from page 3) time the Voice called his name, he should reply, Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. It did not occur to the child that it might be God summoning him to a mission, but it was. Thus began his career as a prophet, judge and anointer of Israel s first two kings, Saul and David. These were all prophetic calls, and prophecy ended during the Second Temple period. Nonetheless the idea of vocation remains for all those who still believe in Divine providence. Each of us is different; therefore we each have unique talents and skills to bring to the world. The fact that you are here, in this place, at this time, with these abilities, is not accidental. There is a task to perform, and God is calling you to it. And so that is where the concept of membership in a religious community intersects with the notion of a sacred calling. The idea is that no matter what you do outside of the walls of this sanctuary, no matter what your profession or, if you are retired, no matter how you occupy your time, by joining us you are making a statement that you wish to accept the Call to Belong. And that in itself is a sacred act. The essayist Logan Pearsall Smith once said, The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves. All real achievement requires backbreaking preparation. The most common estimate is 10,000 hours of deep practice. Are you willing to pay this price? It is no accident that Vayikra begins with a call because it is a book about sacrifices, and vocation involves sacrifice. We are willing to make sacrifices when we sense that a specific role or task is what we are called on to do. In our religious institution that functions with a professional and administrative staff of only two, this is the reality. What we need to do in order to continue the vibrancy of our congregation and the rebirth of programming, classes and support is to ask everyone to take part in this sacred project. And do not be mistaken, this can be life-changing. For each of us God has a task: work to perform, a kindness to show, a gift to give, love to share, loneliness to ease, pain to heal, or broken lives to help mend. Discerning that task, hearing God s call, is what gives a life meaning and purpose. Where what we want to do meets what needs to be done and that, my friends, is precisely where God wants us to be. 19

20 APRIL CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES AND OTHER SIMCHAS RITUALLY SPEAKING SHARE A SIMCHA The Ritual Committee will honor members celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or other simcha once a month at a Shabbat service. The next Share a Simcha Shabbat service will be on Saturday, April 14, Future dates will be announced. Please call Roberta Fachler at to let her know of your simcha by Thursday, April 26, Mazel Tov to the following congregants who celebrated their simchas at the March 24th Simcha Shabbat: Birthdays Taliah Ausby Roberta Fachler Lisa Mason Ed Mendlowitz Larry Weintraub 20

21 Men s Club Minyan Every Sunday. All are welcome. also enjoy a bagel and the camaraderie. Men s Club Happenings! Rabbi Mishkin is shown presenting the Dvar Torah at a regional board meeting of the Federation of Jewish Men s Clubs held at Beth Ohr On March 11. Representing the Beth Ohr Men s Club were Ed, Chuck Rogol, Stan Perlman, Ivan Gelb and Andy Mendlowitz. Besides the typical board meeting an excellent program was presented as part of the FJMC s Hearing Men s Voices on-going initiative. The Men s Club guests were most impressed by the reserved parking spot for our Men s Club president. We had a busy month with well attended events: The Joint program with Sisterhood and the Jewish Family Service crew which are described with photos in the following pages. Participate with the Men s Club any Sunday morning. Shul, Schmooze and Schmear! Men s Club Program of Events (partial listing) Mar 30 Friday morning at 7:30 am. Siyum Fast of the First Born. Join us for this minyan. Apr 22 Not a Men s Club event, but plan on attending the Torathon with over a dozen Rabbis from our surrounding area. Apr 29 Edna Yourman, a Minyan regular, will be honored by Sisterhood as the Torah Fund benefactor. NOTE DATE CHANGE: May 30 Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Men s Club BBQ and Elections. All are welcome. Jun 3 Men s Club Installation Jun 10 Gala Brunch honoring Mayor Owen Henry at 11:00. Minyan will be at 10:00 this Sunday. The Men s Club wishes everyone at Beth Ohr and your families a Zissen Pesach. Ed Mendlowitz, Men s Club President, emcpa1@aol.com tel If you don t usually attend, try coming once in a while and see what we have to offer. 21

22 Sisterhood / Men s Club Joint Program held on Mar 11 sponsored by Herman and Frieda Lipp Memorial Fund in memory of Barbara Lipp Guest speaker: Fraidy Reiss from Photos below show Fraidy Reiss with Marion Falkowitz, on left, who made the arrangements for the speaker and Robyn Lipp Wolfe who represented the Lipp family. Middle photo shows the large crowd at the program. Right Photo Gallery, Part 1 Top: President Allen Skupp & Noble; and then the Temple sign announcing the New Member Shabbat and the Simcha Shabbat that were both heavily attended. Bottom row: Photo taken at the Joint program showing fellow 1963 City College graduates when Dr. Martin Luther 22 King Jr. was the speaker. Ed Mendlowitz, Harvey Cohen, Larry Fachler and Paul Sulkis. Next photo was taken by Ed during the Disney World Magic Kingdom It s a Small World ride showing a Shalom sign at the Exit.

23 Jewish Family Service On Mar 19 and 26 the Jewish Family Service used the all purpose room to assemble food bags for over 700 needy Jewish people in Middlesex County to assist them in celebrating Passover. The Men s Club provided bagels and more for the people working on this important project. Shown is the crew taking a break enjoying the breakfast with the assembled food bags in the background. The next photo was a week later with cars lined up to pick up the bags to deliver. Photo Gallery, Part 2 The Family Lipp Photos taken at Robyn s son Griffin s Bar Mitzvah on Oct 14, Top: Past Congregation President Bob Lipp with his three children who all had their Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Beth Ohr, Patti, Robyn and Eric. Next is Diane and Bob. Bottom row is a family 23 portrait at Griffin s Bar Mitzvah, and Griffin with Aunt Patti and Robyn (this was erroneously described in last month s newsletter).

24 Beth Ohr Annual Brunch Honoring Mayor Owen Henry Sunday June 10, 2018 from 11:00 to 2:30 Save the date. Also plan on selling ads as this is our major fundraiser. If you want to be on the committee, contact Ed Mendlowitz at or AL DAVIS, PAST PRESIDENT OF NORTHERN NY REGION, FJMC Remarks at his training session at the FJMC Region Board Meeting on Mar 11, 2018 Hearing Men s Voices Why we focus on men: Because of poor hand off from pediatric care delivery, men are less likely to visit a health care practitioner and preventable health problems go undetected and unmanaged Many of the risk factors which result in chronic illnesses (tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, obesity and alcohol abuse) remain highest among men Men s health issues place significant financial burdens on our socioeconomic systems due to late treatment costs, longer years of illness, loss from the workforce, negative impact on children and other factors Why men don t take care of themselves: Knowledge deficit. Lack of specific direction, targets and goals Social constraints of gender. Boys are taught to suck it up; men don t cry; be tough! Male culture and societal influences, attitudes and psyche Rewards out weight risks? Addictions and Habits Myth folklore: People go to hospitals to die, Surgery spreads cancer, If they find something there is little you can do about it (Lack of perceived benefits) Kristallnacht Remembrance Booklet Beth Ohr will be publishing a Kristallnacht Remembrance Booklet on Friday Nov. 9, 2018 to memorialize Beth Ohr members, families and friends that were subjected to the Nazi led inhuman barbaric treatment of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust solely because of being Jewish or their family s Jewish background. It must never happen again and remembering is a way to stop it from reoccurring. If you have a story to tell about yourself, a family member or friend, let us capture it in this booklet. To date we have personal remembrances from the following: Elisabeth Gelb, Sylvia Kagan, Vera Nussenbaum, Albert Tyberg, Daniel Grynberg, Murray Goldwaser, A Ritchie Boy listed in the book Sons and Soldiers 24

25 SISTERHOOD PRESIDIUM PRESIDENT Shalom you all, Spring is in the air and Passover is on our minds. It takes a lot of work to make a traditional Passover, but it s all worth it just being with our family and friends. This year let us remember that matzah was not meant to be a Jewish delicacy, but a reminder that we have not completed our task to bring freedom and food to all of humanity. And now to tell you what an interesting and enlightening brunch the Sisterhood and Men s Club had this past Sunday. I m so sorry if anyone of you missed this lecture because it was riveting! We are having our annual Sisterhood Shabbat on April 21 st. I certainly hope all will attend. On Sunday, April 29 th, our annual Sisterhood Torah Fund Benefactor s luncheon will be held. We will be honoring Edna Yourman, and I hope to see you all there. Just a quick reminder, our Sisterhood Donor Dinner---Elections will be held on May 23 rd. From my family to yours--- I wish you a sweet and happy Passover! Barbara Schneider Presidium Member 25

26 Annual Sisterhood Torah Fund Benefactor s Luncheon Sunday April 29, Noon HONORING EDNA YOURMAN Join us for an afternoon of good food, good time, and sharing an afternoon with good company as we thank Edna for all of her hard work. Without people like Edna, we would not be the strong Sisterhood we are today! Send your $25 Check made payable to Congregation Beth Ohr Sisterhood to Paula Yourman at 405 Harrier Drive, Monroe Twp, NJ

27 SCRIP Sisterhood sells Shoprite, Stop n Shop, and Acme Supermarket Gift Cards. We also sell Kohl s Gift Cards. This ongoing fundraiser helps support Oneg Shabbat and other areas of our congregation. (Sisterhood members receive 5% donor credit of their scrip purchase.) Kohl s Gift Cards may be used to purchase merchandise or to PAY your Kohl s charge card in-store so you continue to get your discounts. By purchasing Kohl s Gift Cards you are doing a double mitzvah as these card purchases support Kohl s Cares for Kids charities. You may contact the following for purchasing scrip and/or information: Monica Atzbi Sharen Silverman Marcia Trechak (summer months) Phyllis Greenberg --Temple Office When ordering from Phyllis at the temple office, please try to call in your order at least one day earlier and pick up your order during the following hours: 10 am-12 noon or 1:30 pm -3:00pm. SCRIP IS FUNDRAISING WHILE YOU SHOP SHOP WITH SCRIP.COM SHOP WITH SCRIP.COM 27

28 A-K Date: 03/12/18 Carry Carry Name Amount Over Name Amount Over Appel Wilma $47.50 Finkelstein Meryl $ Aroyo Elizabeth $ Fox Helene Atzbi Monica $ Garfinkel Linda $ Benish Linda $ Gasior Ellen $ 5.00 Bernstein Roberta $ Gilbarg Marilyn $ Birnbaum Eileen $ Golden Elizabeth $ Boshak Rochelle $ Goldenberg Susan $ Branfman Ann $ Greenstein Barbara $ 5.00 Grynberg Helene $ Cadel Cheryl $ Cannata Susan $ 5.00 Hillman Pearl $ Clark Lisa $ 5.00 Honig Alice Cohen Harriet $ Honig Eloise $ 5.00 Cohen Lana Hyman Lee $ Donenfeld Lee $ Kagan Sylvia $ Kamenitz Marilyn $ Edwards Sue $ Karlstein Marilyn $ Karpel Roberta $ Fachler Roberta $ Kaufman Maxine $ Falkowitz Marion $ Klein Caroline $ Feder Barbara $ Krieger Karen $ 5.00 Feld Harriet $

29 L-Z Liz Aroyo Date: 3/11/2018. Carry Carry Name Amount Over Name Amount Over Laddin Anne $5.00 Lazarowitz Andrea $ Schlusselfeld Mindy $5.00 Levenstein Glenda $40.00 Schneider Barbara $ Schottlander Hilde $ Shafran Dorothy $ Mason Lisa $99.50 Silberstein Joyce $ Mendlowitz Ronnie $ Silver Arlene $ Silverman Sharen $ Nadler Elinor $5.00 Simon Mala $ Simon Marjorie $ Skupp Linda $ Perlman Ryselle $26.00 Spiegel Estee $ Pincus Ashna $ Polovsky Terrie $ Trechak Marcia $ Rabinowitz Harriet $ Ulman Sara $25.00 Reinstein Sheila $31.00 Ulmann Irene $5.00 Rogol Lysa $ Rosenzweig Ronnie $5.00 Ward Phyllis $5.00 Weintraub Deborah $5.00 Weiss Harriet $83.50 Gray Ilene $ Wittlin Renee $5.00 Yourman Edna $50.00 Yourman Paula $ Zussman Virginia $

30 The deadline for the next newsletter will be Monday, April 16, 2018 Please send all of your thank you, articles and announcements via to: or call Phyllis in the Synagogue office at Ritually Speaking If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush to celebrate a simcha, commemorate the Yahrzeit of a loved one, or just because, contact Phyllis in the office at Sisterhood is selling Kohl s Cares for Kids Gift Cards. You may purchase these cards as gifts or to pay your bill In the store so you can continue to use your charge card and get your discounts. For more information and to purchase cards, please call Monica Atzbi at When ordering Kohl s please use a separate check not to be combined with scrip checks Rabbi Mishkin s Contact Numbers If you need to reach Rabbi Mishkin, please use any of the following phone numbers: Office Phone # Home phone # after hours for emergencies address: rabbijoelmishkin@gmail.com Rabbi Mishkin will be available for counseling by appointment. 30

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32 Congregation Beth Ohr P.O. Box 206 Old Bridge, NJ Shabbat Candle Lighting Times For April 2018 Friday, Apr. 6 7:09 Friday, Apr. 13 7:16 Friday, Apr. 20 7:23 Friday, Apr. 27 7:31 32